The decades-old mystery of Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder has taken another dramatic turn. Keefe D, the only person charged in connection with the rapper's assassination, has broken his silence from behind bars in his first interview since his arrest, proclaiming his innocence and questioning the case against him.
During a phone call with ABC News from the Clark County Detention Center, Keefe D maintained that he was not involved in Tupac's killing and that his previous confessions were given only in exchange for pay. "I'm innocent. "I ain't kill nobody," he declared. "They don't have any evidence on me." He took it further, arguing that the authorities "can't even place me" in Las Vegas on the night of the murder because he was supposedly 300 miles away in Los Angeles.
Rumors have swirled for decades on the streets about the alleged participation of Keefe D in the crime, with many believing he was the key architect of the drive-by shooting that killed Tupac on September 7, 1996. But Keefe D now says he's looking at someone else, arguing that the state's so-called "key witness" was, in fact, the absolute master of the killing.
That witness? Reggie Wright Jr., the former head of security for Death Row Records and a longtime business partner of Suge Knight. Keefe D's lawyers say they have evidence that Wright and not Keefe organized the attack. "Demonstrate I had something to do with this," he dared. "Their star witness is the primary suspect."
His comments were at odds with earlier statements in which he acknowledged being inside the white Cadillac on the evening of the shooting. In earlier interviews and his book Compton Street Legend, he explained that he handed the weapon to his nephew, Orlando Anderson, who is said to have fired the gun. He says he never wrote the memoir and hasn't even read it. I should never say nothing," he admitted, implying that words he used in the past were being misquoted or just plain made-up.
However, Keefe D's time behind bars has been quiet since he was arrested in September 2024. He recently attracted attention after a video of him working over another inmate in a brawl emerged online. But sitting behind bars, he shows no signs of backing down, vowing to challenge the charges against him.
To further complicate matters, a separate lawsuit has surfaced from Kirk Burrowes, the co-founder and former president of Bad Boy Entertainment, which has refocused attention on the alleged involvement of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Keefe D was waiting on a $1 million payment money, which was never paid for allegedly helping to arrange the assassination of Tupac, the lawsuit alleges. "Upon information and belief, Keefe D was looking for a check for $1 million, which he did not receive," the lawsuit says. "These funds were allegedly in exchange for assistance with efforts that led to Tupac Shakur's murder."
With fresh accusations emerging and Keefe D deflecting blame, the story of the killing of Tupac Shakur has never been more complicated and more controversial. Whether or not Keefe D's claims of innocence will stand up in court remains to be seen, but one thing is sure: the fight for justice in Tupac's case is just beginning.
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